MoveUP recognizes today, May1 as International Worker’s Day. 

The history of this day begins during that time when workers endured 10 to 16 hours workdays, six days a week. Working in unsafe conditions, where death and injury occurred on a regular basis. 

On May 4, 1886, the Haymarket affair occurred in Chicago. It was a peaceful rally to support the general strike for an eight-hour workday, which ended in tragedy when a bomb thrown into the crowd. The explosion killed four demonstrators and wounded many. 

In 1891, May 1st formally became International Worker’s Day, and commemorates the fight for the eight-hour workday. 

Today, we thank you for your solidarity, as we continue the fight together for labour justice.